US ‘Bibi-sitters’ keep a close eye on Israel
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
West Bank
Israel-US talks undermined by annexation vote and accusations of racism
Knesset endorses preliminary reading of Bill to annex West Bank as far-right minister insults Saudi Arabia
Attacks on Palestinian farmers during West Bank’s olive harvest captured on video
Masked Israeli settler is filmed clubbing a 55-year-old Palestinian woman while she was picking olives
Gaza ceasefire: Which Palestinian prisoners have been released?
A total of 250 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and 1,700 Gazan detainees have been released under peace deal
Garda will reconsider Palestinian man’s allegations against Airbnb over West Bank properties, court hears
Garda Commissioner is conceding to certain reliefs sought
Dublin-based Microsoft engineer quits over tech giant’s links to Israeli military
Pro-Palestine group protests outside firm’s Leopardstown offices after software worker resigns
A gym near Bethlehem offers a ‘bridge between Ireland and Palestine’
Aida refugee camp has close links with Ireland thanks to ACLAÍ Palestine gym founder Ainle Ó Cairealláin
Gaza peace negotiations ‘at crucial stage,’ says Tánaiste
Social Democrats claim Government is denying family reunification for Palestinians, citing case of mother of four
Trump’s pledge to stop annexation of West Bank a blow to Israeli right wing
‘Creeping’ takeover of Palestinian territory set to continue as Netanyahu government approaches end of term
Will Donald Trump’s promises to Arab leaders force a reckoning with Netanyahu?
US president made the promise to Arab and Muslim leaders in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry finds
Report details details Israeli authorities’ extensive, systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
As more states recognise Palestine, the Middle East faces dystopian and utopian possibilities
The ultimate outcome hangs on the staunchly pro-Israel US president Donald Trump
Recognition of Palestinian state risks becoming a hollow gesture
In the West Bank, where I am based, and in East Jerusalem, Israeli settlement expansion continues unchecked
Britain, Portugal, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian generations unite to tell Downing Street current conflict was ‘made in Britain’
Ninety-one-year-old and his grandson, shot more than six decades apart, present petition holding UK responsible for divisions
‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank
From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions
Why the UAE’s intervention in West Bank carries real weight
It was the most prominent of the three Arab states to sign diplomatic accords with Israel when Trump was first in office
Israel drops plan to annex parts of West Bank after ‘red line’ warning
Emirati officials warn Israeli sovereignty over occupied territory would destroy diplomatic agreement
Letters to the Editor, September 3rd: On the West Bank, school secretaries, supports for artists, and tradwives
‘These vital staff are still denied basic entitlements’
Why is EU deadlocked on Israeli sanctions over Gaza?
A group of former EU ambassadors and senior staff have begun pressuring member states to take national action
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
Move comes as Israel considers West Bank annexation
Millions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation finds
Money has continued to flow to military tech firms since siege of Gaza in 2023
‘We’ll have nowhere to go’: Israeli settlement plan divides opinion - and the West Bank
A settler mayor defends the controversial construction, a far-right minister hails it is a nail in the coffin of a Palestinian state, and a Bedouin tribe member expects expulsion
Palestinian nurses conclude intensive surgical training in Ireland
Rotation characterised as ‘key step’ in advance of spring 2026 opening of Jubilee building in West Bank baby hospital
‘There’s nobody left’: Israeli offensive forces exodus from West Bank refugee camp
Two years ago, the UN said nearly 14,000 people were living in Nur Shams camp. Now, it is practically empty
‘We have no choice’: Palestinian women reveal exploitation working in Israeli settlements
Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options
Israeli settlement plans mark ‘final nail in coffin of Palestinian state’, says minister
Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two
Israeli hostages not a priority for ministers planning Gaza takeover
Captives are unlikely to survive a further occupation or the annihilation of their brutal Hamas kidnappers
Microsoft provides data storage for Israeli military
A Microsoft spokesperson did not comment on a query about Irish data centres’ involvement
Teaching Gaza’s children online: ‘A student said: ‘I’m wounded in hospital but I want you to send me homework’’
Through a virtual school, Ayda Elsayed Ahmed has taught 480 students in Gaza online
Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage
Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces: ‘They put on music and colourful lights and started dancing over us ... They had their feet on our backs’
Two Palestinian teenagers from the occupied West Bank describe suffering and seeing systematic abuses while in Israeli detention
Trump envoy Witkoff to inspect food aid delivery in Gaza
Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state
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